Bessel van der Kolk

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Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.[a 1], (born 1943 in The Hague, Netherlands) is a psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator based in Boston, MA, USA.[1] Van der Kolk formerly served as president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and is a former co-director of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He is a professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and president of the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, MA.[2]

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Research

Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of The New York Times best seller, The Body Keeps the Score.[3] Van der Kolk formerly served as president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and is a former co-director of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He is a professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and president of the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts.[1]

Publications

Van der Kolk has published over 150 peer reviewed scientific articles.[4] His books include the following:[1]

  •   (1984) Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Psychological and Biological Sequelae. Bessel van der Kolk (ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric.
  •   van der Kolk BA (1987): Psychological Trauma. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric.
  •   (1996) Traumatic Stress: the effects of overwhelming experience on mind, body and society. Bessel van der Kolk, Alexander C. McFarlane, L. Weisæth (eds.). New York: Guilford.
  •   van der Kolk BA (2014): The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. 464 pages. Viking. ISBN 9780670785933.

Abbreviations

  1. ↑   Doctor of Medicine, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.

References

  1. ↑ a b c   Wikipedia article: Bessel van der Kolk. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ↑   (25 February 2022). Meet Our Board (archive URL), Trauma Research Foundation. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ↑   (The New York Times) The New York Times Best Sellers 3 May 2020; Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ↑   Information and Products by Faculty: Bessel van der Kolk, PESI. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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